Qin Zhi'ai instinctively froze right at the spot, but after a while, when she moved her lips to greet him, she suddenly remembered his desire to be done with her. He wouldn't appreciate her greeting. She lowered her eyes to cover her sadness, the idea of greeting him completely erased.
Qin Zhi'ai didn't enter the room, but stood at the door wordlessly.
Gu Yusheng never intended to say anything either.
The whole room fell into dead silence.
Gradually, Qin Zhi'ai felt like she couldn't bear the nerves anymore—her palms were already covered with sweat.
After a long while, she finally figured out what to say to him, raising her eyes and gritting her teeth, but when she was about to open her mouth, Gu Yusheng, who had long been silent, suddenly waved her over, saying, "Come here!"
It seemed to be the first time he had spoken to her in such a peaceful tone since she had moved into his villa three months ago… Qin Zhi'ai glanced at him in surprise, then averted her eyes again. She remained standing there with her eyes downcast, but after a short while, she stepped slowly into the room.
The closer she got to him, the thicker the smoke was, and the more nervous she became.
After all, she didn't have the courage to move any closer, so she stopped about two feet in front of him.
With a cigarette between his lips, Gu Yusheng cast an eye at Qin Zhi'ai, and paused for several seconds, then took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to her.
Qin Zhi'ai looked at him in confusion and saw no intention to explain in his eyes, so she reached out and took the envelope. She lowered her head, opened the envelope slightly, and saw a wad of cash in it.
Why had he given her money?
While Qin Zhi'ai stared at the cash in a daze, the housekeeper came upstairs and knocked on the door, breaking the silence in the room. "Mister, Miss, dinner is ready."
"Okay," Gu Yusheng responded, signalling for the housekeeper to go. He raised his head to look at the girl who was staring at the envelope blankly, then stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and stood up, explaining emotionlessly, "It's for the medical expenses."
Then, regardless of whether she had heard him or not, he bypassed her and went down the stairs.
It's for the medical expenses… These words ran through Qin Zhi'ai's mind, and she suddenly remembered what Gu Yusheng had said on the phone the day after the car accident—-I just want you to ask her for me how much the medical expenses were yesterday. I'll ask my secretary to send it to her, but I don't want to owe her anything in case she continues to bother me using that as an excuse.
Therefore, the first time that he had taken the initiative to talk to her in a normal tone was only to take care of business with her.
However, did he know that night that she hadn't saved him as Liang Doukou, but the girl who had been missing him for eight years even though she had been stood up twice and totally forgotten by him?
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Qin Zhi'ai didn't know how long she had stood there absent-mindedly, but when she recovered, it was already dark outside the window.
She threw the envelope in the drawer of the dresser, then turned around and walked downstairs.
When she entered the dining room, she didn't expect Gu Yusheng to still be eating at the table. Hearing her coming, Gu Yusheng raised his eyes to look at her, with not even the slightest change showing on his face. As if she didn't exist, he lowered his head and continued to tap on the screen of his phone to check the news over a bowl of soup.
"Miss, which do you prefer?" The housekeeper pulled out the chair opposite Gu Yusheng for her. "Noodles like Mr. Gu, or rice?"
Since she had moved into his villa three months earlier, she hadn't sat at the same table with him except when they had meals together in the Gu Mansion. Her steps paused for a second, then she walked toward the table and sat down, saying gently to the housekeeper, "Rice."
"Okay, Miss," the housekeeper responded and quickly carried over a bowl of rice for her.
Qin Zhi'ai said thanks to her in a very low voice, then picked up her chopsticks and started eating with her head slightly down.
The dining room was quiet. There was no other sound except the subtle, crisp sound of the chopsticks colliding with the plate.
When Qin Zhi'ai had entered the room, there was not much soup left in Gu Yusheng's bowl. He stared at his phone's screen for a while and drank the soup up, then put down the bowl, stood up, and left.
Perhaps because Qin Zhi'ai had eaten too much at lunch, or because of Gu Yusheng's presence, her appetite was low. She sat at the table alone and forced herself to eat half of the bowl of rice, then put down the chopsticks.
She didn't immediately get up. When the housekeeper came in, she whispered, "What… is he doing?"
She had meant to ask if he was gone, but when the words rose to her throat, she realized how improper she would sound, so she changed her question.
"Mr. Gu? He's watching TV in the living room."
Upon hearing the housekeeper's answer, Qin Zhi'ai nodded calmly without saying anything, but a sense of anxiety arose in her heart.
She remained sitting there for a while, then left the dining room after suppressing her anxiety with much effort.
Gu Yusheng was on the sofa, his feet propped up on the ottoman, watching the Olympic Games.
The TV was broadcasting a table tennis game at a very low volume, bursting out a blast of applause from time to time.
Gu Yusheng was so fascinated by the game that he didn't notice that Qin Zhi'ai had walked out of the dining room.
Standing not far away, she stared at him for a while, and saw no signs that he would leave. She tilted her head to look at the clock.
It's nine o'clock in the evening, but he's still here… Is he going to stay at home tonight?
The room where she slept was his bedroom… If he slept at home tonight, did she have to sleep with him in the same bed?
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